Fighters who made their opponents despair and give up

[BIG H]

Surprised no one has mentioned the "no mas" fight. SRL was brilliant and was out there to box Duran rather than fight his fight as he had done the first time around, and it worked. I really am struggling to think of any other fighter in history who could make Roberto Duran quit.

Andre did - about 5 posts above

[Chino]

Lewis mad McCall cry

I thought crack cocaine and being loony made McCall cry.

Exactly. It wasn't like McCall was receiving a complete beating and his legs couldn't hold him. He was simply not fighting, not throwing a single punch at all. So the fight was stopped.

[p4pking]

Surprised no one has mentioned the "no mas" fight. SRL was brilliant and was out there to box Duran rather than fight his fight as he had done the first time around, and it worked. I really am struggling to think of any other fighter in history who could make Roberto Duran quit.

I think it was more to do with Duran than Leonard honestly. Duran balooned up in weight between most fights but had especially after the first fight with Leonard. Sugar Ray and his promoters offered Duran's people a sum they couldn't turn down at exactly the right time. Duran didn't have long to train and spent most of his camp just shedding weight, wheras Leonard had been preparing for the rematch since their first fight. I reckon a number of people that Duran fought before and after could have made him quit on that night, certainly Hagler Hearns or Benetiz etc. Not to take away from Leonard but I think he was really just as impressive in the fist fight given Durans form. And Duran certainly didn't have any quit in him after that, I think he just made a huge error in taking the fight and realized it very early on.

[Master]

Remember Frank Tate v Michael Olajide, remember from the knock downs Olajide thinking how am i going to beat this man. Tate got battered against Nunn, the same thing happened to him.

[Comegalletas]

Nicolino Locche RTD10 Takeshi Fuji in 1968

Fuji was so frustrated with the Argentinian movement that he came to throw like mad on 9th round. After missing everything again he did not came for the 10th round.

[brocktonblockbust]

foreman vs cooper

[chinchekked]

You could include Margarito with Cintron and Cotto fights. Despite any personal views or questions of cheating anyone or even myself may have. Especially with Cintron as an example.

Very true.....you could see Cintron just mentally wilt before your eyes

[Spicoli]

Remember Frank Tate v Michael Olajide, remember from the knock downs Olajide thinking how am i going to beat this man. Tate got battered against Nunn, the same thing happened to him.

You made me think of Olajide being tamed by Hearns right off the bat. Not exactly like his brawl with Barkley.

Camacho vs Chavez. After tasting liver shots he just played his role.

[Master]

Ali v Liston - he could have carried on.
Ali v Foreman - he could have got up

[brocktonblockbust]

so true, Ali vs Liston/Foreman---I ALWAYS thought both could have continued easily. Foreman even now claims he beat the count and that the ref never even asked him if he was OK. That tells me he KNOWS he shoulda tried to beat the count. AS for Liston, his "injured shoulder" was laughable.

[Master]

Holyfield v Tyson - Mike was looking for a way out after the 5th and when that did not arise he just took the beating like a man, until stopped.

The second fight he just bit.

[TitoFan]

Pac-DLH